Meriacre Surname

311,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Meriacre Surname User-submission:

The Meriacre surname means 'sour apples'. It is derived from the words mere, meaning 'apples'and acre, meaning 'sour'.

Meriacre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1,1611:3,068419
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Meriacre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Meriacre surname means 'sour apples'. It is derived from the words mere, meaning 'apples'and acre, meaning 'sour'.

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Meriacre Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meriacre Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Meriacre is more frequently found in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meriacre? popularity and diffusion

It is the 311,581st most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,032,737 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Meriacre are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Meriacre is most widely held in Moldova, where it is carried by 1,161 people, or 1 in 3,068. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Ialoveni District, where 48 percent reside, Rîșcani District, where 41 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Moldova this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 3 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mereacre882,157/
Meriacri88490/
Meriakre8877/
Meriakri75729/
Mereakre7570/
Meryakre7531/
Mereacri7514/
Mereacrii711/
Meryakry6322/
Mariakri639/
Myryakre635/
Maryakry501/

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